County Waterhole Number 4 is a reservoir in Oregon, near Lake County.
County Waterhole Number 4 is a reservoir in Lake County, Oregon.
Use the shape you can see at County Waterhole Number 4: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
During a methodical search near a narrow cove with a moving bait, the fish mix is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
During the first pass near the edge of deeper water where two features meet, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
During a bright afternoon near a rocky edge after warm rain, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
During a bright afternoon near a clean gravel patch with a moving bait, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
During a slow shoreline pass near a narrow cove near firm bottom, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
During a calm morning near a shallow shelf with stable weather, record the wind, water color, depth that held fish, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.